You can see for yourself that nothing in this Wolf Motor Test actually gets you recovered. To me this type of testing is useless except you'll have to consent since it probably is needed to get insurance to pay. To me it would be much more useful to spend my time doing protocol repetitions leading to recovery than this shit.
Wolf Motor Function Test (WMFT)
The latest here:
Research Paper: The Consistency and Construct Validity of Wolf Motor Function Test With Functional Variables and SF-36 Questionnaire in Iranian Stroke Patients
Kamran Ezzati
1,2,3
* , Mahyar Salavati
4
, Iraj Abdollahi
4
, Hasan Shakeri
4
, Kimia Esmaili
5
1. Neuroscience Research Center, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
2. Poorsina Hospital, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
3. School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
4. Department of Physiotherapy, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
5. Physiotherapist, Rasht, Iran
Citation: Ezzati K, Salavati M, Abdollahi I, Shakeri H, Esmaili K. The Consisency and Consruct Validity of Wolf Motor
Function Tes With Functional Variables and SF-36 Quesionnaire in Iranian Stroke Patients. Caspian J Neurol Sci. 2018;
4(2):49-56. https://doi.org/10.29252/CJNS.4.13.49 A B S
A B S T R A C T
Background:
One of the most important indicators for assessing the validity of a scale is the
determination of the construct validity of that scale. Since no standard gold test exists to measure
the upper limb function in patients with stroke, the study of the construct validity of the Wolf Motor
Function Test (WMFT) is of particular importance. (Measurements don't deliver recovery! Or are you that blitheringly stupid that you can't understand that simple premise?)
Objectives:
To evaluate the construct validity of the scores of the Persian version of the WMFT
with functional variables, as well as to verify its convergence validity with the physical component
summary of the SF-36 Health Survey, and its discriminant validity with the mental component
summary of SF-36 Health Survey.
Materials & Methods: The tests were conducted on 56 patients with stroke, and the scores were
calculated. By using this data, the construct validity of the Wolf scale and the convergence and
discriminant validity of the scores derived from the Persian version of WMFT, and the physical and
mental component summary of the SF-36 Health Survey were obtained.
Results:
There was no significant correlation between the age and duration of the stroke in patients,
and the total functional score and the median time of performing the tasks of the Persian version of
WMFT (P>0.05). No significant difference was seen between the sexes in terms of the total score of
performing tasks, but the median time of performing the tasks was significantly different between
men and women (P=0.04). There was a moderate statistical correlation between the scores of the
Persian version of WMFT and the physical component summary (r=0.60, P<0.001 and r²=0.74),
and the mental component summary of SF-36 Health Survey (r=0.60, P<0.001 and r²=0.82).
Conclusion: The Persian version of WMFT has acceptable construct validity with functional
variables and the overall score of the SF-36 questionnaire.
Keywords: Stroke, Validity, Quality of life, Function
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